December 21

Feasts

Forefeast of the Nativity of Christ;
Martyr Theomistocles of Myra in Lycia (251);
Virgin-Martyr Juliana of Nicomedia, and with her 500 men by the sword, and 130 women by beheading (304);
Venerable Macarius the Faster, Abbot of Khakhuli Monastery (ca.1034);
Saint Honoratus of Toulouse, Bishop of Toulouse in France (3rd c.);
Saint Severinus of Trier, Bishop of Trier in Germany (ca.300);
Martyrs John and Festus, martyrs honoured in Tuscany in Italy;
Saint Baudacarius, a monk at Bobbio Abbey in the north of Italy (650);
Saint Beornwald of Bampton (Bernwald), a righteous priest in Bampton in Oxfordshire in England (10th c.);
Saint John Vincent, a monk at St. Michael in Chiusa, then a hermit on Monte Caprario, finally a Bishop nearby (1012);
Saint Peter of Kiev, Metropolitan of Kiev and Moscow, Wonderworker of All Russia (1326);
Saint Juliana, Princess of Vyazma (Novotorzhok) (1406);
Blessed Procopius of Vyatka, Fool-for-Christ (1627);
Saint Philaret (Theodosius in schema), metropolitan of Kiev (1857);
New Hieromartyr Michael Kiselev, Priest, at Perm (1918);
New Hieromartyr Sergius, Deacon (1937);
New Hieromartyr Nicetas (Pribytkov), Bishop of Belev (Belevsk) (1937);
New Hieromartyr Leontius, Deacon (1940);
Other commemorations:
Repose of Blessed Peter “the Nose,” of Kama (ca. 1938);
Repose of Schemamonk Michael of Harbin (1939);
Finding of the relics (1950) of New Monk-martyr Ephraim of Nea Makri (1426);
Repose of Mother Stavritsa the Missionary, missionary in Kenya (2000).